But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a greater distance, even if they have to trample somewhat on the one who has been there so long.

...the play of the toughest and most lucid mind are at the same time both lavished andsquandered.

I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else.

And real nobility (that of the heart) is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.

From the evening breeze to this hand on my shoulder, everything has its truth.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.